Category Archives: running

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.  ~Russel Baker Except, it’s not summer. It’s the first of April. Today the high was something like 87 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 88 … Continue reading →

I am soooo exhausted from this run! I ran all 12 miles on the faux track, as I couldn’t think of any other way to do the run while keeping plenty of water and Gatorade available. It was pretty sunny, but I … Continue reading →

Rest days are really delightful. I’ve been pushing myself awfully hard lately, in preparing for this race, and it’s nice to have a (justified) day off. Tomorrow is my long-run day, and my training plan is calling for 12 miles, … Continue reading →

I don’t get it. Seems like I’m yo-yo’ing between really incredibly great runs and not-good nonstop-struggle runs. Boo. I haven’t been keeping up with my training plan as well as I’d like in the past couple of weeks, but I … Continue reading →

Phoooooeeeyyyy, I’m tired. Today, I ran 10.2 miles. Even though I was planning a long run, I decided to run at the fitness track near my home- a 0.3 mile oval. Since it was warm, I wore a tank top … Continue reading →

This has been a great week, but oh-so-busy. Since the Daylight Savings time change, my parents have been inviting me on an evening walk/run at a nearby park-fitness track, so I’ve shifted my workouts to the evening. Unfortunately, when I … Continue reading →

Today? Good day. My mother (a teacher) is on spring break this week, and today I opted to skip my afternoon run so that I could spend some time with her. It all worked out, though, when she suggested we … Continue reading →

I’m still in one piece, but… wow. Today I ran nine miles. Well, technically I think it’s closer to 8.84, but who’s counting? It was TOUGH. Really, I guess the thing I’m really only now becoming aware of is that, … Continue reading →